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8Level-Meter Signal Switches (ST-GROUP Toggle

Switch and 2TR IN Switch)

These level-meter switches, together with the channel PFL

switches, select the signal that is sent through the

C-R/PHONES control to the C-R OUT jacks, the PHONES

jack, and the level meter.

The following illustration shows how the switch settings corre-

spond to the signal selection.

1If the input channel’s PFL switch is on ( ), then only the

channel’s PFL output it sent to the C-R OUT jacks, PHONES

jacks, and level meter.

2If the 2TR IN switch is ON ( ), the signal supplied to the 2TR

IN jack is sent to the C-R OUT jacks, PHONE jacks, and level

meter. If the 2TR IN switch is OFF, then the Group or Stereo

signal is sent instead (as determined by the ST-GROUP toggle

switch).

9C-R/PHONES Control

Controls the level of the signal output to the PHONES jack and

the C-R L and R jacks.

0Level Meter

This LED display shows the level of the signal selected by the

selection switches described in 8 above (the level to the C-R

OUT and PHONES jacks). The “0” point corresponds to the

standard output level. The indicator lights up red when the out-

put hits the clipping level.

APOWER Indicator

This indicator lights up when the mixer’s power is ON.

BPHONES jack

Connector for headphones. This is a stereo phone-type output

jack.

The signal monitored by these jacks is selected by

the settings of the ST-GROUP toggle switch, the

2TR IN switch, and the PFL switches on the input

channels.

2TR IN

2TR IN

PFL

PFL

GROUP

ST-GROUP

ST

ON

OFF

ON

ON

OFF

OFF

C-R OUT

&

PHONES

Switch

Signal

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NOTE

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Contents

Main MG16/4, MG12/4 Precautions In case an abnormality occurs during operation Operation CAUTION WARNING For correct operation Connector pin assignments Replacing abrasive parts Introduction Features Contents Introduction Turning the Power On Before Turning on the Mixer Making the Most Of Your Mixer An Introduction The Sturdy XLR The Versatile Phone Jack The Venerable RCA Pin Jack 1-1. A Plethora Of ConnectorsWhat Goes Where? 1-2. Balanced, UnbalancedWhats the Difference? A balanced cable has three conductors: How Do Balanced Lines Reject Noise? To summarize: 1-3. Signal LevelsDecibel Dos and Donts Master Section Input Channel 2-1. Greatly Simplied Mixer Block Diagram Where Your Signal Goes Once Its Inside the Box Page 3-2. Level Setup Procedure For Optimum Performance 1 4 3 2 External Effects, Monitor Mixes, and Groups Pre/PostWhats the difference? 4-1. AUX Buses For Monitor Sends and Overall Effects 4-2. Using Groups 4-3. Channel Inserts for Channel-specic Processing Making Better Mixes 5-1. Approaching the MixWhere Do You Start? Faders Down Example1: Example2: 5-3. To EQ Or Not To EQ Cut For a Cleaner Mix Boost With Caution 5-4. Ambience Reverb/Delay Time Front & Rear Panels Channel Control Section Page Master Control Section 8 5 B 76 A Page 1Channel Input jacks 2INSERT I/O Jacks 3Channel Input jacks 4GROUP OUT (1, 2) Jacks Rear Input/Output Section 4 15 6 37 8 AB 9 0 2 MG16/4, MG12/4 23 8RETURN L (MONO), R Jacks 9REC OUT (L, R) Jacks 02TR IN Jacks APOWER Switch Setting Up Home Recording Setup Procedure Setup Examples Setting Up MG16/4, MG12/4 25 Sound Reinforcement for Live Performance Setting Up Mounting the MG16/4 Mounting the MG12/4 Rack Mounting Appendix General Specications Specications Appendix Input Specications Output Specications Appendix MG16/4, MG12/4 29 MG16/4 When mounted on rack 102.6 2 Page HEAD OFFICE AUSTRALIA OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES NORTH AMERICA OCEANIA CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST